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Description:1969.
This photograph taken by Eric Jaquier in 1969 shows an engineer from the City of Leeds Lighting Department working on a street lamp in the foreground. Rows of terraced housing are in the background but has anyone any idea of the location?

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Graham Daniels

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The picture featured is almost certainly one of the Pleasants that run off Domestic Street, these were partially demolished and High Rise Flats built, but the shortened streets are still there. It is the Holbeck area.

This location appears to be the 'Playfair' area of Hunslet. In the distance, near the far bottom right of the picture, stands what seems to be Cockburn. (West facing). Alternatively, this view could be of the 'Burton' streets, leading to Cockburn by crossing the former Burton Road, later to be named (Tunstall Road). (East facing).

With reference to Dave Potts's comment:-The image on the extreme right in this picture is definitely not that of the main building of 'Cockburn', Dave. With the double chimney terminal showing on the roof, it is more likely to be the gable end of another terrace of houses. There were no chimney terminals on the roof of the school. - - - The profile there, was one of 'gable-ends' and 'domed cylindrical short towers', the latter, I believe, acting as 'air-vents'. Have a look at picture number, 2005519_39999026.